What an incredible day! Although it was daunting to lead two 3-hour trainings it was well worth all the work. This morning I began my day with a small group of dedicated LGBT activists on the topic of building relationships with media professionals. Despite technical issues (which were miraculously resolved only minutes before the presentation) the training went off without a hitch and the participants seemed excited to take their new found skills and apply them to their work. This group of activists are currently working on issues from launching Gay Straight Alliances in high schools to elevating the issue of LGBT athletes.
The second half of my day was spent doing a high-level training on strategic communications planning for advocacy campaigns and crisis communications work. There was a lot of information to share with folks but it was apparent at the end of the training how valuable folks felt these new skills will be in their work. All of the participants left with a skeleton draft of a communications plan that will effectively reach ‘moveable middle’ audiences and change public opinion on LGBT issues!
At the end of the day I was pleasantly surprised to see Jere Keyes from Out and Equal Workplace Advocates was also blogging from the conference (Thanks for the plug Jerry! It was great to see you at this afternoon's training!)
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Thanks for a great day of training. GLAAD is not only an amazing organization in and of itself, but your contributions to other organizations within the community are amazing.
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